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Massive hydroelectric lagoon planned off WalesA British firm on Monday launched plans to build a giant lagoon off the southern Welsh coast that would harness the tide to provide electricity for the whole of Wales.http://phys.org/news344509179.html
TechnologyMon, 02 Mar 2015 08:59:44 ESTnews344509179Wastewater plants blamed for Mexico mass fish deathThe death of 3.2 million fish at a lagoon in western Mexico this past week was caused by poorly functioning wastewater treatment plants that failed to filter out untreated material, authorities said.http://phys.org/news328968506.html
EarthWed, 03 Sep 2014 13:08:34 ESTnews328968506NASA image: Venice Lagoon from orbitA narrow barrier island protects the Lagoon of Venice from storm waves in the northern Adriatic Sea, and breakwaters protect inlets to the lagoon. Red tiles on the roofs of Venice contrast with the grays of the sister city of Mestre, and the cities are joined by a prominent causeway. What appears to be another causeway joining the island to the airport (top right) is actually the combined wakes of many boats and water taxis shuttling between them. Small, bright agricultural fields on well-drained soils (top left) contrast with the darker vegetation of back-bay swamps, where fishing is a popular pastime.http://phys.org/news321001952.html
Astronomy & SpaceTue, 03 Jun 2014 08:12:42 ESTnews321001952ESO image: A study in scarletThis new image from ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a cloud of hydrogen called Gum 41. In the middle of this little-known nebula, brilliant hot young stars are giving off energetic radiation that causes the surrounding hydrogen to glow with a characteristic red hue.http://phys.org/news316800974.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 16 Apr 2014 06:00:01 ESTnews316800974Envisioning Swansea energy plant powered by tides in lagoon(Phys.org) —What about building five "tidal energy" plants in the UK, as a source of clean and reliable energy? Can such a resource be harnessed in a way that makes economic, environmental and social sense? That is the vision of a UK company, Tidal Lagoon Power, promoting such tidal plant installations as a beneficial energy initiative. On Friday, the Cheltenham-based company submitted an application for a Development Consent Order under the Planning Act 2008 for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. This would be the largest tidal power plant in the world. The project, along with four others, could meet 10 per cent of the UK's electricity needs from the tides by 2023. "Our intention is to supply 10 percent of the UK's domestic electricity by building at least five full-scale tidal lagoons in UK waters by 2023," said Mark Shorrock, chief executive of Tidal Lagoon Power. The current application represents the first step in deploying the lagoon technology that would enable renewable power. But what exactly is a tidal lagoon? This is a harbor structure that can close off a tidal sea area. Turbines are used through which the sea moves to generate electricity.http://phys.org/news311143475.html
TechnologySun, 09 Feb 2014 06:50:01 ESTnews311143475Sneak preview of Survey Telescope treasure troveThe VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile has captured this richly detailed new image of the Lagoon Nebula. This giant cloud of gas and dust is creating intensely bright young stars, and is home to young stellar clusters. This image is a tiny part of just one of eleven public surveys of the sky now in progress using ESO telescopes. Together these are providing a vast legacy of publicly available data for the global astronomical community.http://phys.org/news309543281.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 22 Jan 2014 06:00:01 ESTnews309543281Puerto Rico's glowing lagoon goes nearly darkA glowing lagoon off Puerto Rico's northeast coast has gone nearly dark and biologists on Tuesday were trying to find out why.http://phys.org/news304087726.html
EarthTue, 19 Nov 2013 12:48:56 ESTnews304087726First test of Venice's 5.4 billion euro flood barriersFlood-prone Venice on Saturday carried out the first test of its 5.4 billion euro ($7.3 billion) barrier system known as "Moses", designed to protect the Renaissance city from rising sea levels.http://phys.org/news300862387.html
EarthSun, 13 Oct 2013 05:53:19 ESTnews300862387The science of saving Venice(Phys.org) —How will regions around the world adapt to an increase in sea levels? A project looking at how Venice can manage its rising waters is a remarkable case study for flood-prone environments elsewhere.http://phys.org/news300605758.html
EarthThu, 10 Oct 2013 06:36:15 ESTnews300605758Endangered species unhurt in Hawaii molasses spillA Hawaii state official in charge of cleaning up the spill of 1,400 tons of molasses in Honolulu Harbor says no endangered species have been hurt in the accident.http://phys.org/news298787630.html
EarthThu, 19 Sep 2013 05:33:58 ESTnews298787630An anarchic region of star formation(Phys.org) —The Danish 1.54-meter telescope located at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an object that showcases the anarchy that reigns when stars form inside an interstellar cloud.http://phys.org/news286705435.html
Astronomy & SpaceThu, 02 May 2013 09:24:01 ESTnews286705435What glows green in space?While a quest for green beer in space would be difficult, we're happy to report there are other ways you can celebrate Saint Patrick's Day while looking at the night sky. Just check out the nebulae and aurorae in these pictures!http://phys.org/news282817798.html
Astronomy & SpaceMon, 18 Mar 2013 10:20:01 ESTnews282817798New marine species discovered in Pacific OceanWhen Jim Thomas and his global team of researchers returned to the Madang Lagoon in Papua New Guinea, they discovered a treasure trove of new species unknown to science.http://phys.org/news281294259.html
BiologyThu, 28 Feb 2013 17:18:49 ESTnews281294259Hope for polluted lagoon near Rio Olympic village?Near Rio's future 2016 Olympic village the Marapendi lagoon emits a foul stench from waters that have been turned into a cesspool by unfiltered sewage from surrounding upscale condominiums.http://phys.org/news276154857.html
EarthMon, 31 Dec 2012 05:42:30 ESTnews276154857Tsunami caused long-term ecosystem change in the CaribbeanA detailed analysis of sediments from the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean presents convincing evidence for an extraordinary wave impact dating back some 3,300 years, even though no historical records of tsunamis exist for this island. Of particular interest are the consequences this large wave impact had on the island's ecosystem. The sediments studied by the scientists suggested that this tsunami entirely changed the coastal ecosystem and sedimentation patterns in the area. The work by Dr. Max Engel and colleagues, from the University of Köln in Germany, is published online in Springer's journal, Naturwissenschaften – The Science of Nature.http://phys.org/news274531216.html
EarthWed, 12 Dec 2012 10:40:22 ESTnews274531216Belize protected area boosting predatory fish populationsA 14-year study by the Wildlife Conservation Society in an atoll reef lagoon in Glover's Reef, Belize has found that fishing closures there produce encouraging increases in populations of predatory fish species. However, such closures have resulted in only minimal increases in herbivorous fish, which feed on the algae that smother corals and inhibit reef recovery.http://phys.org/news243708854.html
EarthWed, 21 Dec 2011 16:54:26 ESTnews243708854An angry bird in the sky(PhysOrg.com) -- A new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope reveals the Lambda Centauri Nebula, a cloud of glowing hydrogen and newborn stars in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). The nebula, also known as IC 2944, is sometimes nicknamed the Running Chicken Nebula, from a bird-like shape some people see in its brightest region.http://phys.org/news235810677.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 21 Sep 2011 07:58:43 ESTnews235810677Mass tourism threatening Venice lagoon, say ecologistsAn Italian environmental group warned on Monday that mass tourism is slowly eroding the Venice lagoon, which it said is also threatened by major real estate development and an inadequate transport network.http://phys.org/news229004920.html
EarthMon, 04 Jul 2011 13:29:00 ESTnews229004920Gemini images a psychedelic stellar nursery(PhysOrg.com) -- An all-time favorite of skywatchers on both hemispheres, the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8, or M8) is among the most striking examples of a stellar nursery in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy. Visible in small telescopes and binoculars its fuzzy glow reveals the type of chaotic environment where new stars are born.http://phys.org/news223898970.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 06 May 2011 11:11:07 ESTnews223898970Image: Hubble's lagoonLike brush strokes on a canvas, ridges of color seem to flow across the Lagoon Nebula, a canvas nearly 3 light-years wide.http://phys.org/news206371379.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 15 Oct 2010 14:23:18 ESTnews206371379Breaking waves in the stellar lagoon (w/ Video)The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dramatic view of gas and dust sculpted by intense radiation from hot young stars deep in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8). This spectacular object is named after the wide, lagoon-shaped dust lane that crosses the glowing gas of the nebula.http://phys.org/news204368954.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 22 Sep 2010 10:09:39 ESTnews204368954Parting the waters: Computer modeling applies physics to Red Sea escape route (w/ Video)(PhysOrg.com) -- The biblical account of the parting of the Red Sea has inspired and mystified people for millennia. A new computer modeling study by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) shows how the movement of wind as described in the book of Exodus could have parted the waters.http://phys.org/news204289754.html
EarthTue, 21 Sep 2010 12:09:41 ESTnews204289754Millenium atoll: A pristine ecosystemA series of surveys were carried out to characterize the physical and biological parameters of the Millennium Atoll lagoon during a research expedition in April of 2009. Millennium is a remote coral atoll in the Central Pacific belonging to the Republic of Kiribati, and a member of the Southern Line Islands chain. http://phys.org/news195149300.html
EarthMon, 07 Jun 2010 17:20:02 ESTnews195149300The trilogy is complete -- GigaGalaxy Zoom Phase 3The newly released image extends across a field of view of more than one and a half square degree — an area eight times larger than that of the full Moon — and was obtained with the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. This 67-million-pixel camera has already created several of ESO's iconic pictures.http://phys.org/news173359343.html
Astronomy & SpaceMon, 28 Sep 2009 12:23:39 ESTnews173359343Transplanted coral growing fast in lagoon off Okinawa coastBaby coral transplanted in the Sekisei coral-reef lagoon in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture under a coral-reef regeneration program are growing steadily, according to the Environment Ministry and the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.http://phys.org/news153241426.html
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